EE} Possessive adjectives and pronouns you your yours he his his she her hers it its its we our ours you your yours they their theirs Possessive adjectives are used with nouns to say that something belongs to a person or thing. This is my sister, Julie. Is this your MP3 player? Possessive pronouns are used to substitute a noun and show possession. This is my bag. (adjective) This bag is mine. (pronoun) Is this your coat? (adjective) Yes, it’s mine. (pronoun) + We do not use an article before a possessive adjective or pronoun This is the your desk. This is the mine. + Possessive adjectives and pronouns have the same form in the singular and plural This is her book. These are her books. This book isn’t mine. As it yours? These books aren't mine. Are they yours? In English possessive adjectives and pronouns always agree with the possessor. This is Susan. Her father is a doctor and her mother is an actress. A. Is this Peter's bike? B Y¥es, it’s his. Note! Don't confuse its (possessive) and it’s (it is’). The dog wants its dinner ‘It's hail past nine. Note! We use Whose...? to ask about the possessor. Whose pen is that? / Whose is that pen? It’s mine. Whose keys are these? | Whose are these keys? They're yours. ab oD 1 Underline the correct possessive adjective. 1 He's my brother. His / Her name is Brian. 5 Is this its / my pen? 2. Sally brushes his / her teeth every morning. 6 Anna has a cat. Your / Its name is Snowy. 3° What's your / its surname, madam? 7 We are Lucy and Chris. We live with 4 Josh and Craig are German. Their) My our / her parents. father is from Berlin. 8 Thomas, Daniel! Where are your I his schoolbags? a 242 4% Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjectives. Then listen and check. 1 Iwash __my __ hands before dinner. 5 We always park car in the 2 Mary has long hair and eyes garage. are blue. 6 Tom and sister Katy are twins. 3 Ihave a beautiful Siamese cat; 7 Children! Where are fur is beige and very soft. schoolbooks? 4 British people love pets very 8 key, much! Complete the sentences with the correct possessive pronouns. 1 It's my house. It's__mine _. 5. It's her bag. It's 2 It's his hat. I's 6 They're your pencils. They're 3 They're our children. They're ; 7 It's their dog. it's 4 It's my MP3 player. It's 8 This is your belt. It's Underline the correct possessive pronoun. 1 This dress is really nice! Is it your / yours ? 5 Ican't find my mobile phone. Can | borrow 2. A Whose DVDs are these? yours | mine? B They are their / theirs. 6 Your photos are beautiful. Ours / Our are 3 The blue T-shirt isn't mine | my. awfull 4 These photos aren't hers / her. Are they your! yours? Complete with the correct possessive adjective or pronoun. 1 Als this their dog? 5 best friend lives in Scotland. BYes, it's theirs. only see her during the holidays. 2 Michael is married. wife is 6 cake is delicious, Mary. called Laura. 7 Als this your bag, Susan? 3. Susan is coming to the party on her own. B No, it's not . It's Sarah's boyfriend is at work. 8 A Whose car is that? John or Sylvia's? 4 Don't touch that computer. It isn't B That's - John hates convertibles. Write questions with the prompts and whose. Then answer them with the correct possessive pronoun. 1 this car (0) 4 these CDs (they) ‘A Whose car is this? A 2 B it's mine, B 2 these keys (she) 5 this camera (you) 2 A 2 B 3 6 these jeans (he) 2 A 25 sumouord pue saanoalpe aaissassod gf LINNUNIT Ev] The possessive ’s ‘The possessive is used to indicate possession or connection. We use it to talk about other people’s things, their friends and family. We can also use it with animals. Look at the sentence structure: possessor + 's/ " (apostrophe) + possession Those are Matt’s CDs. (his CDs) To form the possessive: + we add ’s to single noun: Mark’s dog That is Oli ‘we add an apostrophe (°) to regular plural nouns the babies’ toys the boys’ passports + we add ’s to irregular plural nouns the children’s schoolbags the women’s dresses 's house. wwe can add either ’s or an apostrophe (’) to proper nouns ending in Thomas's / Thomas’ bedroom when more than one possessor shares a possession, we add ’s only to the last one Tim and Alice's dog Note! John’s and Sophie’s bikes (two different bikes) + We do not use the possessive form to talk about relationships between objects. We use the preposition of (not an apostrophe). What's the name of the road? NOT Whet's-theread"s name? We can use a possessive 's without a following noun, to avoid repeating words. Whose book is that? It's Tim's (book). Whose trainers are they? They're Sara's (trainers) 1 Make possessive forms by adding ’s or the apostrophe (’). 1 my mother's handbag 5 the thieves car 2 Alice and John house 6 the musi instruments 3 their grandchild birthday 7 my brother motorbike 4 Patrick books 8 the children toys 2. Rewrite the sentences following the example. 1. It's Tina's book 5 Ws her book. (Tina) Its their puppy. (Anna and Rob) Z * 6 They're his trainers. (Jeff) It's their bedroom. (the girls) 3 : 7 Its his laptop. (Charles) It's her house. (my sister) 4 5 8 They're her CDs. (Mary) Its their suitcase. (my parents) 1 26Look at the family tree and complete the sentences. Fred and Mavis are married. They have got two daughters, Daisy and Christina, and a son, Jack. Jack is married to Louise. They have got three children. Christina is married to Paul. They have got a daughter, Emily. 1 Mavis is Fred's _ wife. 2. Fred is Daisy, Jack and father. 3 ;, Jack and Christina are Fred and children, 4 Jad husband. 5 Emily is Christina and daughter. Use the prompts to write questions with Whos Louise is aunt Emily is Ben, Robert and cousin. Ben, Robert, Polly and Emily are Fred and grandchildren. and then write answers. 1. football / my brother 4 sunglasses / Michael A Whose football is this? A 2 B it's my brother's. B 2 books / my sister 5 cat/ my parents A 2 A 2 B B 3. computer / the teacher 6 bedroom / Colin and Catherine A 2 A ? 8 B Use the prompis to make sentences with the possessive form. 1 daughter / Smiths The Smiths’ daughter lives in Paris. 2 job / Andrew What's 2 3. toys/ children Are these 2 4 clothes / your sister Hove birthday / my best friend It's tomorrow. cat / my neighbours That is : 27 5, antssassod aL YE JINN